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James K. Boyce’s inaugural GiRA lecture on inequality and the environment now available
octobre 10, 2024 | WID.world

  On April 5, 2024, James K. Boyce, co-winner of the 2024 Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA), gave a lecture at Sciences Po Paris. In ... Continuer la lecture

Inequality in life and death – how 1/3 of the population passes away leaving behind debt in Vienna
octobre 7, 2024 | WID.world

Despite the fame of Austrian composers Franz Schubert and Mozart, both passed away with minimal wealth, leaving their families unable to afford proper funerals. Two ... Continuer la lecture

Rowaida Moshrif, nouvelle co-directrice du World Inequality Lab
septembre 9, 2024 | WID.world

À partir de septembre 2024, Rowaida Moshrif deviendra co-directrice et responsable des données du WIL. Ce nouveau poste reflète la fonction essentielle qu’elle a progressivement ... Continuer la lecture

New research uncovers key mistakes in Auten and Splinter’s estimates of US inequality
juillet 31, 2024 | WID.world

Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman fleshed out their response to Auten and Splinter’s paper published in the Journal of Political Economy (2024), which ... Continuer la lecture

Les dimensions spatiales des inégalités de revenus en Italie
juillet 9, 2024 | WID.world

L’étude de la répartition et de l’inégalité des revenus aux niveaux national et mondial a une longue tradition en économie. Pourtant, les estimations détaillées de ... Continuer la lecture

‘Political cleavages and social inequalities’ now available in Greek
juillet 4, 2024 | WID.world

Who votes for whom and why? Why has growing inequality in many parts of the world not led to renewed class-based conflicts, and seems instead ... Continuer la lecture

Le début de la fin de la tripartition ? Élections européennes et inégalités sociales en France, 1994-2024
juin 23, 2024 | WID.world

Le Rassemblent national est arrivé nettement en tête des élections européennes de 2024 en France. Comment ces résultats s’inscrivent-ils dans l’histoire électorale du pays ? ... Continuer la lecture

World Inequality Lab Receives Grant from Good Council for Redistribution
juin 18, 2024 | WID.world

The Guter Rat für Rückverteilung (Good Council for Redistribution has awarded the World Inequality Lab (WIL) a grant of €640,000 to support our research efforts. ... Continuer la lecture

Taxing wealth: reporting requirements and enforcement are as important as the tax rates
juin 10, 2024 | WID.world

Over the last decades, there has been extensive research on the behavioral responses to taxes. This empirically-grounded research is crucial for informing the public debate ... Continuer la lecture